Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.9 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴182.97
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.44
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.37
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴126.49
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴124.19
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.37
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.85
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.44
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.69
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.45
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.63
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.91
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴150.06
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴280.71
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴131.85
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 24.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.45
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.94
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴741.19
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴117.18
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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